Fr. Schuessler’s Reflection 1-19-25
After a break because of novenas, holydays, etc., I would like to continue reflecting a bit on the Nicene Creed that we say almost every Sunday and Holyday. I am sure you have waited with bated breath. Professing our faith in the person of Jesus Christ we say: I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the […]
Fr. Schuessler’s Reflection 11-24-24
We continue our reflections on the Nicene Creed that we recite almost every Sunday and Holyday. Every word and phrase was put there for a reason after much prayer and animated discussion. I believe in God the Father ALMIGHTY CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH AND OF ALL THINGS VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE. God is the almighty Father over all. He is more powerful than any earthly […]
Fr. Schuessler’s Reflexión para el 11-24-24
Continuamos nuestras reflexiones sobre el Credo de Nicea que recitamos casi todos los domingos y días festivos. Cada palabra y frase fue puesta allí por una razón después de mucha oración y discusión animada. Creo en Dios Padre TODOPODEROSO, CREADOR DEL CIELO Y DE LA TIERRA Y DE TODAS LAS COSAS VISIBLES E INVISIBLES. Dios […]
Fr. Schuessler’s Reflection/Reflexión para el 11-17-24
“I believe in God the FATHER ALMIGHTY…” Our profession of faith begins with God, for God is the First and the Last,1 The beginning and the end of everything. the Credo begins with God the Father, for the Father is the first divine person of the Most Holy Trinity; our Creed begins with the creation of heaven […]
Fr. Schuessler’s Reflection/Reflexión para el 11-10-24
We continue our reflections on the Nicene Creed that we pray almost every Sunday and Holyday. I came across this from St. Cyril of Jerusalem (315-386). He writes in part: “In learning and professing the faith, you must accept and retain only the Church’s present tradition, confirmed as it is by the Scriptures. Although not […]
Fr. Schuessler’s Reflection/Reflexión para el 11-3-24
As maybe you read last time, the Nicene Creed has a long and complicated history. Catholics and other Christians have been praying it since about 345. Sometimes it is called the “Credo” from the first word in Latin. The first phrase begins: I believe in one God ….” You may remember that with some of […]
Fr. Schuessler’s Reflection/Reflexión para el 10-20-24
We pray the Nicene Creed at almost all Sunday Masses and on major feast days after the homily. Before we begin to reflect on it, you might like to see that it has a long and sometimes complicated history. It has been prayed since 325. Nicene Creed, a Christian statement of faith that is the […]
Fr. Schuessler’s Reflection/Reflexión para el 10-6-24
We continue to share the concern that our children are being formed in our Catholic Faith as the bedrock of their lives. They need a solid and firm faith in Jesus and His Church in this world that is full of anti-values contrary to the lifestyle Jesus and His Church. Again, we have to insist […]
Fr. Schuessler’s Reflection/Reflexión para el 9-29-24
We have been reflecting on the importance of the religious formation and education of our children in faith in Jesus and his Church as the rock and solid foundation of their lives to navigate safely in this upside-down world on their journey toward eternal life. We continue to insist that parents are the primary and most important educators and formators of their children in the faith. Religious education is, indeed, an essential ingredient in this. But again, parents are the foremost catechists of their children. St. Thomas […]
Fr. Schuessler’s Reflection/Reflexión para el 9-22-24
24th Friday in ordinary time, Feast of Saints Andrew Kim Tae-Gon, Priest and Paul Chong Ha-sang and companions, Martyrs, September 20, 2024 1 Cor 15:12-20; Ps 17:1abcd, 6-8, 15; Lk 8:1-3 It is tough being a Christian today but was even tougher during the early 1800s. It doesn’t sound like it was much fun. In fact, […]